Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
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 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Rock, heartland rock, blues rock |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Shelter, Backstreet, MCA, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Mudcrutch, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Dave Grohl |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Tom Petty Mike Campbell Benmont Tench Ron Blair Scott Thurston Steve Ferrone |
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers have six members in the band; the current band members are Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston and Steve Ferrone. The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999. The band have won many Grammy Awards and were also the recipients of 2006's Billboard Century Award.
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Band members [change]
- Current
- Tom Petty – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Mike Campbell – lead guitar, mandolin
- Scott Thurston – rhythm guitar, harmonica, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Ron Blair – bass, backing vocals
- Benmont Tench - piano, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Former
- Stan Lynch - drums, backing vocals (1976–1994)
- Howie Epstein - bass, backing vocals, mandolin (1982–2002)
Discography [change]
So far as of 2011, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have released 12 Studio albums:
Albums [change]
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)
- You're Gonna Get It! (1978)
- Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
- Hard Promises (1981)
- Long After Dark (1982)
- Southern Accents (1985)
- Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (1987)
- Into the Great Wide Open (1991)
- Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)
- Echo (1999)
- The Last DJ (2002)
- Mojo (2010)
